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Staughton Green moated site is a medieval settlement site located in Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire. The monument comprises the remains of a moated enclosure, a characteristic defensive or status-denoting feature of medieval domestic settlement, typically dating to the 12th to 16th centuries. The site's earthwork remains indicate the former presence of a substantial residential complex within its moated boundary, reflecting the settlement patterns and land use of medieval rural England. Such moated sites are common across central England and provide important archaeological evidence for understanding the structure and development of medieval communities.
Staughton Green moated site, Great Staughton is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1013311. View the official record →
Staughton Green moated site is a medieval settlement site located in Great Staughton, Huntingdonshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1013311.
Staughton Green moated site, Great Staughton is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1013311.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bassmead Manor Farm moated enclosure. (4.2 km), Bushmead Priory: an Augustinian priory 800m north east of Bushmead Cross (4.8 km), Moated site known as `The Camps' and associated fishponds (5.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Staughton Green moated site, Great Staughton's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Staughton Green moated site, Great Staughton stands on Kellaways Formation And Oxford Clay Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Oxfordian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.